Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Mini Turtle has arrived!

Hi there! As promised, I'm giving you the mini turtle pattern here. I hope you enjoy.

photo courtesy Stephanie Mascarenas

Mini Turtle

Really, I'm not going to get
all crazy on the gauge... this is a small turtle. I used an F hook.
What you want to do is make sure you have tight stitches so the
stuffing doesn't show through. Use whatever hook will do that for
you. I crochet really tight so an F is just right.

-You will be working in
continuous rounds (mark the first stitch of each round with a stitch
marker)

-Stitch count for each round
will be in brackets[]
-Size 8 or 10mm safety eyes work best, but you can use whatever you think looks best!

Definitions:

MR- Magic Ring

sl st- Slip Stitch

SC- Single Crochet

BLO- Back
Loop Only

Dec- Decrease by
either using invisible decrease or by using SC2TOG (SC 2 Together)

Turtle head:

Round 1: MR with 6 SC

Round 2: 2SC in each stitch
[12 SC]

Round 3: * 2SC
in next, 1SC* (repeat from * to * around) [18 SC]

Round
4-7: 1 SC in each stitch [18 SC]

-either
place safety eyes or embroider eyes here before starting decrease. I
like to place my eyes between rounds 2 and 3 or 3 and 4, depending on
your preference you may place wherever you like. Also you can stuff
your head after the eyes are placed.